The Attorney General has taken some troubling actions in the past few months, in my opinion, to undermine the civil rights responsibilities of the Justice Department.

These are questions that have to be asked because they are on the public's mind, and we need to know.

It is no secret in Congress that it is my favorite committee.

Congress must still create a bipartisan, independent commission to make sure every aspect of contacts between President Trump, his campaign and associates, and Russia is thoroughly analyzed.

I know everyone on this committee believes that privacy is a right to be left alone and our right to privacy is one of our most sacred and important constitutional rights.

Politics and budget debate should not impede their work.

It is, frankly, time for a new budget deal to end sequestration once and for all, in part, to prevent disastrous cuts to law enforcement efforts at the Department of Justice.

The Attorney General's refusal to testify before this committee does not bode well for transparency, openness, and good government from the Department of Justice.

there is a political atmosphere created during the presidential campaign where a lot of folks are afraid to even take their children to the bus stop because they think they are going to get deported.

This committee, as I tell you, it's one, it doesn't hurt people. It helps.

We are responsible as stewards of our constituents' very hard-earned and very scarce tax dollars.

I am concerned that the special counsel you appoint to investigate the ties between the administration and Russia will not have adequate resources.